News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-07

reflection upon any of the diStln
/ guished remarks which followed tc
say that in stately personal presence
as well as clear, distinct, we might al
most say matchless delivery, Mrs
Parker and her poem (they must both
be mentioned together) was tile event
of the afternoons exercises. We pub
fish the poem in another column.
Following the poem came an adj
dress from our distinguished Congress
man, Hon. John w. Stewart. Gov.
Stewart has never before spoken to a
Lamoille County audience; in fact
comparatively few of our people had
ever had the pleasure of meeting him
before. His remarks were dignified,
appropriate and eloquent. As he sat
down at the close of his address we
believe all his hearers felt just pride
that our district is represented in our
national congress by so able man
and so dignifed Vermonter as John
w. Stewart.
Following Gov Stewart came Elk
Speaker Augustus P. Hunton, of Beth
ell. The fact that Mr.. Hunton was
born in Hyde Park, and that his youth
and early manhood was spent here,
made his address particularly interest
unexpectedly to our older inhabi-
tants, to whom he was personally
known
We would like to give an abstract
of all the remarks made during the
afternoon, but space forbids. Judge
Powers, who after graduating from
college, spent the first years of life
here as principal of our Academy, and
as an attorney at law, and whom Hyde
Park honored when he was only %
years of age by electing him as
her Representative, spoke feelingly
and appropriately of his early
life here. Hon. w. G. Ferrin of
Montpelier, who after years of resi-
dence here, went forth to occupy posi-
tons of honor in other fields; H. S.
Peck, Esq, of Burlington, who was
formerly principal of the Academy
here, but now one of the leading at
torneys of rhe Queen City; Hon.
Chas. P. Hogan and John c. Burke,
Esq, both of whom for a time So
iourned here Ex-Gov. Hendee; Hon.
P. K. Gleed and Lieut. Gov. Fuller,
allmade short and appropriate patriotic
remarks, interspersed with local anec-
dotes and "reminiscences growing
out of their personal acquaintance
with our people,
1t would be untruthful to say that
the festivities of the occasion were I'M
marred by any tinges of sadness.
Next to Gov. Stewart the chief adj
dress of the occasion was to have
been delivered by Judge Poland,
whose remains at the very moment of
time when, had not Providence inter
fered, he would have been addressing
the multitude by whom he was so well
known and by whom he was so highly
honored, were being deposited in
their final resting place. With this
notable exception, however, the entire
festivities seemed to be a grand sue
ceSSion of unalloyed enjoyment.
1t became evident early in the after
noon that only a small fraction of the
assembled multitude could listen to the
very interesting addresses that were to
have constituted the chief attraction
of the day. 1t was therefore decided
to offer to those who could not come
within the reach of the voices of the
speakers, an entertainment of a differ
ent nature and eye sports of ye olden
times" were brought into requisition
Running, jumping, creased pig, sack
race, obstruction race, high kick, stand
ing high jump, running high jump and
last but most important of all was
the grand tug-of-war," were at
fractions which the multitude en-
joyed in the highest degree. Shout
after shout filled the air as the winners
closed their successful efforts. We
should hardly do justice to the occa-
sion without especially mentioning the
successful hit of the day-the compe-
tltlon between the several towns in
the county for a large and handsome
flag, offered by the managers as a
trophy to the winning town in the tug
of-war contest. This contest was
opened by a struggle between Cam
bridge and Morristown, the latter
proving the stronger team. Then
contests successfully occurred be-
tween Elmore and Waterville, Wolcott
and Johnson. Belvidere and Eden, the
winners being Waterville, Johnson and
Eden. The contest then being mar
rowed down to Morristown, Water
vile, Johnson and Eden, the mana
gers decided to pit Morristown against
Waterville, and Johnson against Ed en-,
In which struggle Morristown was too
strong for her little neighbor, while
Johnson and Eden seemed to be very
closely matched. An indiscreet friend
of the latter town however, either in
tentionally or otherwise, stepped upon
the rope at a moment of extraordinary
effort on the part of Johnson and the
judges promptly and very properly
decided that the Eden team must suf-
fer for the indiScretion of her over
Jealous friend and declared Johnson
the winner The moment of almost SUI
preme excitement seemed then to have
arrived. No horse race between steeds
with records in the TWEEN ties could